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World Service,14 Jul 2017,23 mins

China’s Crack Down on Online Videos

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New Chinese regulations have resulted in a crack down of online videos. Chinese censors have banned around 84 categories of material including prostitution, drug addiction, extra marital affairs but the classification of homosexuality as an ‘abnormal’ sexual activity has caused anger online. And how India social media is reacting to a new tax placed on menstrual hygiene products and forcing people to talk about a subject that is traditionally taboo. Presenter: Mike Wendling Producers: Anisa Subedar and Kayleen Devlin Image: A still from the popular Chinese online video series “Addicted”, one of the shows that may fall afoul of new censorship rules Credit: China Huace Film

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